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Author Boake, Terri Meyer.

Title Understanding Steel Design : a Handbook of Steel in Architecture.

Publication Info. Basel : De Gruyter, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (248 pages)
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Contents Preface; chapter 1. the transformative nature of steel construction; the intrinsic connection between historic developments in steel and modern architecture; steel is about tension; steel is about industrialization and mass fabrication; standard structural steel versus aess; from technique to technology; chapter 2. the materiality of steel; structural properties of steel; hot-rolled steel shapes; hollow structural sections (hss); economies in detailing and specifying steel; design and modeling software; chapter 3. connections and framing techniques; the idea behind framing.
Basic connection strategiesframed connections; beam-to-girder connections; girder or beam-to-column connections; column connections; pin connections; floor systems; braced systems; truss systems; planar trusses; three-dimensional trusses; chapter 4. fabrication, erection and the implications on design; transforming architectural design into fabricated elements; process profile: addition to the royal ontario museum; the role of physical and digital models; appreciating scale; transportation and site issues and the impact on design; erecting the steel.
THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE ON ERECTIONPROVIDING PERMANENT STABILITY FOR THE FRAME; COORDINATION WITH OTHER SYSTEMS; PROCESS PROFILE: LESLIE DAN FACULTY OF PHARMACY; SHOP FABRICATION; ASSEMBLING THE PODS; ERECTING A BEAM; ERECTING THE COLUMNS; LIFTING THE 50 TONNE TRUSS; LIFTING THE PODS; CHAPTER 5. AESS: ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT; THE INVENTION OF HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS; THE EVOLUTION OF AESS THROUGH THE HIGH TECH MOVEMENT; THE TYPOLOGY OF EARLY HIGH TECH ARCHITECTURE; THE "EXTRUDED" TYPOLOGY; THE "GRID/BAY" TYPOLOGY; THE "TOWER-AND-TENSiLE" TYPOLOGY; HIGH TECH BECOMES AESS.
Resultant building science problemschapter 6. aess: design and detailing; standard structural steel versus aess; what is aess?; primary factors that define aess; categproes pf aess; aess 1 -- basic elements; aess 2 -- feature elements; aess 3 -- feature elements; aess 4 -- showcase elements; custom elements; stainless structural steel; mixed categories; detailing requirements; connection mock-ups; cutting steel; choosing connection types; bolted connections; welded connections; cast connections; choosing member types; tubular sections; standard structural shapes; construction best practices.
Care in handlingtransportation issues; sequencing of lifts; site constraints; erection issues; chapter 7. coatings, finishes and fire protection; the need for corrosion protection; the need for fire protection; preparing the steel for coatings; finish and coating system selection; primers; paint systems for aess; shortcomings of painted finishes; shop versus site painting; corrosion protection systems; galvanization; metallization; weathering steel; stainless steel; fire protection systems; fire suppression systems; spray-applied fire protection; concrete; intumescent coatings.
Note Chapter 8. curved steel.
Summary "Understanding Steel Design" is based on an overall approach to understand how to design and build with steel from the perspective of its architectural applications. Steel is a material whose qualities have enormous potential for the creation of dynamic architecture. In an innovative approach to the reality of working with steel, the book takes a new look both at the state of tried-and-tested techniques and at emerging projects. Hundreds of steel structures have been observed, analyzed and appraised for this book. In-depth construction photographs by the author are complemented by technical il.
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Subject Building, Iron and steel.
Building, Iron and steel.
Steel, Structural.
Steel, Structural.
Structural design.
Structural design.
Architectural design -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Architectural design.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Other Form: Print version: Meyer Boake, Terri. Understanding Steel Design : A Handbook of Steel in Architecture. Basel : De Gruyter, ©2012 9783034602693
ISBN 9783034610483 (electronic book)
3034610483 (electronic book)